While everyone was busy talking about antisemitism in the workplace, my workplace did something about it. They didn’t just slap together a DEI panel, tweet out some vague “solidarity” statement, and call it a day. They helped me build an entire department to fight antisemitism and support Israel. And here’s the kicker — I don’t work at a progressive nonprofit. I work at a Republican consulting firm.
That’s what makes being a Jewish Republican so complex. On one hand, the Republican Party has delivered, time and time again, on Israel and combating antisemitism where it actually matters. On the other hand, we’ve got people on the right winking at antisemitic tropes like they’re auditioning for a 1930s propaganda reel. It’s frustrating. It’s infuriating. But at the end of the day, I have to ask myself: who is actually getting things done?
President Trump’s record on Jewish and Israeli issues isn’t just strong — it’s unmatched. He moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem while every other president just talked about it. He recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He brokered the Abraham Accords, making historic peace deals between Israel and Arab nations. He cut funding to UNRWA, an organization that has been spoon-feeding antisemitic propaganda to Palestinian children for decades. These aren’t symbolic gestures — they’re actions that reshaped the geopolitical landscape and made Israel, and Jews, safer.
Meanwhile, American college campuses have become lawless free-for-alls of open antisemitism. Jewish students are harassed, assaulted and stalked in broad daylight. And yet, who is actually cracking down on it? Not Joe Biden. Not the progressives who claim to care about Jewish safety but can’t bring themselves to condemn a single pro-Hamas mob. It’s the Republican Party that’s holding universities accountable, yanking federal funding from schools that refuse to protect Jewish students.
And this isn’t just about protests — it’s about real, dangerous extremists operating on American soil with the backing of the Democratic establishment. Take Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist with a long history of pro-Hamas rhetoric and open incitement. Khalil has called for “armed resistance” against Israel.
Yet when ICE arrested him, Democrats, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, rushed to his defense. They called his deportation proceedings “authoritarianism,” conveniently ignoring his ties to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
Let that sink in. The same party that claims to stand against antisemitism is going to bat for a Hamas supporter. The same Democratic leadership that talks a big game about fighting hate is bending over backward to protect an extremist who incites violence against Jews.
At the same time, let’s not pretend there isn’t a problem on the right, and we need to call it out. Candace Owens, once a conservative star, has embraced rhetoric that sounds like it was ripped from the footnotes of an alt-right manifesto. Joe Rogan, one of the most influential voices in media, just gave a platform to a known antisemite, further mainstreaming the kind of conspiracy theories that have gotten Jews killed for centuries.
And then there’s Tucker Carlson — who has spent years blowing dog whistles so loud, they might as well be foghorns. From peddling “replacement theory” to routinely featuring guests who blame Jews for, well, everything, Carlson has turned his brand of faux-populism into a gateway drug for antisemitic paranoia.
But here’s the thing: one side has a rhetoric problem, the other has a policy problem. And rhetoric, as dangerous as it can be, doesn’t compare to policies that actively endanger Jews. The left loves to talk about antisemitism, but when it comes time to act, they bend over backward to protect the very people who hate us.
They tell us antisemitism is bad, but they’re the ones funding the NGOs pushing anti-Israel blood libels. They say they care about Jewish safety, but they’re the ones making excuses for people who chase Jews through the streets. The right may have its issues, but when push comes to shove, they act.
At the end of the day, talk is cheap. Action is what matters. And if I have to choose between a party with some bad rhetoric and a party with policies that put Jews in danger — I’m choosing the one on the right that has our back where it actually counts.
Mor Greenberg is the vice president of public affairs at ColdSpark, a political consulting firm that runs winning campaigns nationwide. She has led award-winning persuasion campaigns for prominent organizations in the nonprofit and advocacy sectors, helping them expand their reach and enhance their impact.
